Lucksta IF is a
Swedish football club located in
Lucksta in
Sundsvall Municipality
Sundsvall Municipality ( sv, Sundsvalls kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden, where the city Sundsvall is the seat.
As most municipalities of Sweden, ''Sundsvalls kommun'' is a result of a series of amalgamation ...
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Västernorrland County
Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county ('' län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.
The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western ...
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Background
Lucksta Idrottsförening were founded in 1920 and their first match was played on 26 September 1920 against Matfors IF's B-team. The youth football section was first developed in the 1970s and the club currently serves over 150 young people.
Since their foundation Lucksta IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the
Swedish football league system
The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 288 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels. Below those five leve ...
. In 2001 they were promoted to Division 3 Mellersta Norrland which was then the fourth tier of Swedish football. However their stay at this level lasted only two seasons before they were relegated back to Division 4 Medelpad. The club in 2010 played in Division 3 Mellersta Norrland which is now the fifth tier of Swedish football. They have finished in a relegation position and for the 2011 season will again be back in Division 4. They play their home matches at the Sörforsvallen in Lucksta.
Lucksta IF are affiliated to the
Medelpads Fotbollförbund
The Medelpads Fotbollförbund ''(Medelpad Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in the historical province of Medelpad in Norrland.
It was esta ...
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Season to season
Attendances
In recent seasons Lucksta IF have had the following average attendances:
The attendance record for Lucksta IF was around 1,300 spectators for the match against
IF Elfsborg
Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spe ...
for a cup match in April 2002.
Footnotes
External links
Lucksta IFnbsp;– Official website
Sport in Västernorrland County
Football clubs in Västernorrland County
Association football clubs established in 1920
1920 establishments in Sweden
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